Electronic Supplementary Material (ESI) for RSC Advances. This journal is The Royal Society of Chemistry 2014 Supporting Information Performance comparison of two cascade reaction models in fluorescence off-on detection of hydrogen sulfide Tanmoy Saha, a Dnyaneshwar Kand, a and Pinaki Talukdar* a a Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India. Contents Page Number I. Estimation of ClogP Values S1 II. Photophysical Studies S2 S4 III. H 2 S Sensing S4 S10 IV. NMR Titration S11 S13 V. Cell Imaging S13 S14 VI. NMR Spectra S15 S18 VII. HPLC Purity S19 I. Estimation of ClogP Values Fig. S1 Structures of probes and their ClogP values. 1
II. Photophysical Studies: Procedures: Preparation of the medium: All experiments were carried out either in Deionized water or in Phosphate buffer (10 mm, ph = 7.4) with 1% DMSO (maximum). Phosphate buffer (PB) was prepared by dissolving measured amount of solid Na 2 HPO 4 and NaH 2 PO 4 in deionized water. Preparation of the solution of Reso-N 3, Reso-Br and Resorufin 7: A stock solution of Reso-Br and Reso- N 3 (500 μm) were prepared in THF and Resorufin 7 (1000 M) was prepared in DMSO. The final concentration of each of Reso-Br, Reso-N 3 and Resorufin 7 during each assay was 10 μm with 2% THF or DMSO (maximum). Preparation of the solution of analytes: Stock solutions of NaCl, NaBr, NaI, NaF, Na 2 SO 3, Na 2 SO 4, Na 2 S 2 O 3, NaSCN, Alanine (Ala), Serine (Ser), Cysteine (Cys), Glutathione (GSH), NaOH, NaNO 2, NaNO 3, were prepared in Deionized water (concentrations 20 mm). Calculated volumes of analytes were added from respective stock solutions to each fluorescence cuvette. All spectral data were recorded at 10 min after the addition of analyte(s) by exciting at 540 nm. The excitation and emission slit width were 2 nm and 3 nm, respectively. Absorption spectra, emission spectra and determination of molar extinction coefficient of Reso-N 3, Reso-Br and Resorufin 7: Absorption spectra of Reso-N 3 (10 μm), Reso-Br (10 μm) and Resorufin 7 (10 μm) were recorded in the Water (Fig. S2). From absorption spectra, molar extinction coefficient of Reso-Br, Reso-N 3 and resorufin 7 were determined using Beer-Lambert law. 2
Fig. S2 UV-vis absorption spectra of Reso-N 3 (10 μm), Reso-Br (10 μm) and Resorufin 7 (10 μm) recorded in water. When fluorescence intensities of Reso-N 3, Reso-Br and Resorufin 7 were compared at ex = 540 nm, Resorufin 7 was found stronger fluorescent than that of Reso-Br and Reso- N 3 at identical condition (Fig. S3). Fig. S3 Comparison of fluorescence intensities of Reso-N 3, Reso-Br and Resorufin 7 (10 μm each) recorded in water ( ex = 540 nm). 3
Fig. S4 Comparison of fluorescence intensities of Reso-N 3 (A) and Reso-Br (B), before and after addition of Na 2 S ( 5 mm) recorded in water ( ex = 540 nm). III. H 2 S Sensing Reaction kinetics of probes upon H 2 S sensing: Fluorescence spectra of Reso-N 3 and Reso-Br (10 M) were recorded at definite time interval after addition of Na 2 S (5 mm) in water. The fluorescence intensity at 585 nm of each spectrum were recorded ( ex = 540 nm) and plotted against time. Rate constant, k and reaction time for 50% completion (t 1/2 ) for each probe were determined according to the following equation. Y = a [1 e -(kt) ] Eq. S1 Where, Y = Fluorescence intensity, a = arbitrary constant, k = pseudo first order rate constant, t = time. Half-life of the reaction (t 1/2 ) was calculated using Equation (S2) t 1/2 = 0.693/k Eq. S2 Where k = pseudo first order rate constant 4
Fig. S5 Kinetics plot of Reso-N 3 (A) and Reso-Br (B), 10 M with Na 2 S (5 mm) in water. Fluorescence intensity recorded at 585 nm ( ex = 540 nm) from each spectra. Similarly the rate of the sensing process of Reso-N 3 in phosphate buffer (ph = 7.4) was determined (Fig. 8 and S6). Fig. S6 Kinetics plot of Reso-N 3 (10 M) with Na 2 S (5 mm) in phosphate buffer (ph = 7.4). Fluorescence intensity recorded at 585 nm ( ex = 540 nm) from each spectra. Determination of detection limits of probes towards H 2 S sensing in water: The detection limits were determined based on the fluorescence titrations of Reso-N 3 and Reso-Br (10 μm). To determine the S/N ratio, the emission intensity of Reso-N 3 and 5
Reso-Br were measured without H 2 S by 6-times and the standard deviations of blank measurements were calculated. Under these conditions, good linear relationships between the fluorescence intensities and the H 2 S concentrations (Fig. S7) were obtained for Reso-N 3 (R = 0.992) and Reso-Br (R = 0.993). Detection limits were then calculated with the equation: detection limit = 3σ/m, where σ is the standard deviation of 6 blank measurements, m is the slope between intensity versus Na 2 S concentration. The detection limits of Reso-N 3 and Reso-Br towards H 2 S were calculated to be 0.44 10-6 and 0.58 10 6 M respectively at S/N = 3 (signal-to-noise ratio of 3:1). Fig. S7 Linear relationship between fluorescence intensity at 585 nm versus concentration of Na 2 S added in Water for Reso-N 3 (A) and Reso-Br (B). Table S1. Calculation of detection limit for Reso-N 3 in water. Reso N 3 Reading 1 8287.36415 Reading 2 8755.60198 Reading 3 8826.09059 Reading 4 8221.74833 Reading 5 8518.18064 Reading 6 8273.53117 Standard deviation ( ) 262.1540489 Slope (m) 17791900 Detection Limit (3 /m) 0.000442081 mm 0.44 6
Table S2. Calculation of detection limit for Reso-Br in water. Reso Br Reading 1 17692.6116 Reading 2 17004.79289 Reading 3 17500.99528 Reading 4 17919.98993 Reading 5 17867.55327 Reading 6 18359.19323 Standard deviation ( ) 354.9714082 Slope (m) 1830470 Detection Limit (3 /m) 0.000581771 mm 0.58 Fluorescence spectra recorded for the selectivity studies of Probes: Selectivity and inertness of Reso-N 3 and Reso-Br towards other analytes were also confirmed by the UV-visible spectroscopy. Fluorescence spectra were recorded ( ex = 540 nm) after 10 minutes of mixing a probe (10 M) with various analytes (5 mm). The emission profile was observed for each case was unchanged and identical with the emission spectra of probes (Fig. S8). Addition of Na 2 S (200 M) in the same solutions resulted increment in fluorescence intensities identical to the emission spectra of 7. This data also confirms the selectivity of Reso-N 3 and Reso-Br towards H 2 S in the presence of other analytes. Fig. S8 Emission spectra of Reso-N 3 and Reso-Br (10 M) in presence of various analytes (5 mm, red colored) and in the same solution Na 2 S (5 mm, blue colored) in water. Less 7
increments of intensity were observed in the case of Cys and GSH after addition of H 2 S, represented by green and orange line in each spectrum. The bar diagrams for selectivity studies (Fig. 7 and 10A) were normalized according to Eq. S3. Relative Fluorescence Int. = (I M I 0 )/I 0 Eq. S3 Where, I M = Fluorescence intensity of probes at 585 nm after addition of different analyte. I 0 = Fluorescence intensity of probes at 585 nm without the addition of analyte. Stability of probes in buffered medium: To evaluate the stability of probes in buffered system fluorescence spectra was recorded for both the probe (10 um) in phosphate buffer (5 mm, ph = 7.4) with time. The background fluorescence of Reso-N 3 is negligible and did not increase with time. But for Reso-Br the fluorescence intensity of the probe was considerable and found to be increased with increasing time. Fig. S9 Emission spectra of Reso-N 3 and Reso-Br (10 M) in phosphate buffer (5 mm, ph = 7.4), recorded at definite time intervals. Bar diagram plotted by taking the intensity at 585 nm in each case ( ex = 540 nm). 8
Fig. S10 Emission spectra of Reso-Br (10 µm) in different system in presence and in absence of CTAB ( ex = 540 nm). Each data was recorded after 10 minutes of addition. Scheme S1. Mechanism of decomposition of Reso-Br in aqueous buffer conditions. Determination of detection limit of Reso-N 3 towards H 2 S sensing in Phosphate Buffer: The detection limit of Reso-N 3 towards H 2 S sensing in phosphate buffer (5 mm, ph = 7.4) was determined based on fluorescence titrations as stated above. A linear relationships between the fluorescence intensities and the H 2 S concentrations (Fig. S11) was obtained for Reso-N 3 (R = 0.98095). Detection limit was then calculated with the equation: detection limit = 3σ/m, where σ is the standard deviation of 6 blank measurements, m is the slope between intensity versus Na 2 S concentration. The detection limits of Reso-N 3 towards H 2 S in phosphate buffer was calculated to be 4.15 10-6 M at S/N = 3 (signal-to-noise ratio of 3:1). 9
Fig. S11 Linear relationship between fluorescence intensity of Reso-N 3 at 585 nm versus concentration of Na 2 S added in phosphate buffer (5 mm, ph = 7.4). Table S3. Calculation of detection limit for Reso-N 3 in Phosphate Buffer (5 mm, ph = 7.4). Reading 1 14422.29411 Reading 2 15244.04831 Reading 3 14622.43376 Reading 4 14933.63767 Reading 5 14354.08278 Reading 6 14594.16937 Standard deviation ( ) 335.9844159 Slope (m) 242517 Detection Limit (3 /m) 0.004156217 mm 4.156216875 um Interaction of Resorufin 7 with Glutathione: Glutathione was added to the solution of Resorufin 7 in phosphate buffer (5 mm, ph = 7.4) and fluorescence spectra were recorded before and after addition of glutathione. 10
Fig. S12 Emission spectra of Resorufin 7 (10 M) before and after addition of GSH in phosphate buffer (5 mm, ph = 7.4). Fluorescence spectra were acquired after 10 min of the addition of GSH. Quantitative detection of H 2 S in water sample: Water sample was collected from the tap and definite amount of Na 2 S was added to it. 10 M of each probe were added to those water samples and fluorescence spectra were acquired (after 10 min). Intensity at 585 nm ( ex = 540 nm) were recorded from each spectrum and plotted to a bar diagram with increasing concentration of Na 2 S added (Fig. 6). IV. NMR Titration: The H 2 S mediated reduction of azide to amine followed by cyclization mechanism was studied by 1 H NMR titration (Fig. S13). Reso-N 3 was titrated with increasing concentrations of Na 2 S (0, 0.4, 1 and 2.0 equivalents) in deuterodimethylsulfoxide (DMSO-d 6 ) at room temperature and 1 H NMR spectra were recorded after 5 min of each addition. Signals corresponding to aromatic protons were monitored during the course of titration. With increasing equivalents of Na 2 S, doublet at δ = 7.45 ppm (H a protons) for Reso-N 3 were disappeared with simultaneous increment of new doublet peak at δ = 7.3 ppm (H a protons), corresponding to Resorufin 7 (Fig S13). Similarly, doublet of doublet peak at δ = 6.8 ppm (H b ) and doublet peak at δ = 6.3 ppm (H c ) for Reso-N 3 were decreased and new peak at δ = 6.4 ppm (H b ) and δ = 5.9 ppm (H c ) corresponding to Resorufin 7 were appeared. 11
Fig. S13 1 H NMR spectral change of 4 upon addition of Na 2 S. (i) 4 only, (ii) 4 and 0.4 equiv. Na 2 S, (iii) 4 and 0.8 equiv. Na 2 S and (iv) 4 and 2.0 equiv. Na 2 S. in CD 3 CN at 25 o C. The nucleophilic substitution-cyclization mechanism was studied by 1 H NMR titration (Fig. S14). Reso-Br was titrated with increasing concentrations of Na 2 S (0, 0.4, 1 and 2.0 equivalents) in deuterodimethylsulfoxide (DMSO-d 6 ) at room temperature and 1 H NMR spectra were recorded after 5 min of each addition. Signals corresponding to aromatic protons were monitored during the course of titration. With increasing equivalents of Na 2 S, doublet at δ = 7.45 ppm (H a protons) for Reso-Br were disappeared with simultaneous increment of new doublet peak at δ = 7.3 ppm (H a protons), corresponding to Resorufin 7 (Fig S14). Similarly, doublet of doublet peak at δ = 6.8 ppm (H b ) and doublet peak at δ = 6.3 ppm (H c ) for Reso-Br were decreased and new peak at δ = 6.4 ppm (H b ) and δ = 5.9 ppm (H c ) corresponding to Resorufin 7 were appeared. 12
Fig. S14 1 H NMR spectral change of 4 upon addition of Na 2 S. (i) 4 only, (ii) 4 and 0.4 equiv. Na 2 S, (iii) 4 and 0.8 equiv. Na 2 S and (iv) 4 and 2.0 equiv. Na 2 S. in CD 3 CN at 25 o C. V. Cell Imaging: HeLa cells were purchased from National Centre for Cell Science, Pune (India). HeLa cells were grown in DMEM supplemented with 10% heat inactivated fetal bovine serum (FBS), 100 IU/ml penicillin, 100 mg/ml streptomycin and 2 mm L-glutamine. Cultures were maintained in a humidified atmosphere with 5% CO 2 at 37 o C. The cultured cells were subcultured twice in each week, seeding at a density of about 2 10 4 cells/ml. Typan blue dye exclusion method was used to determine Cell viability. The fluorescence images were taken using an Olympus Inverted IX81 equipped with a Hamamatsu Orca R2 microscope by exciting at λ ex = 535-555 nm (by using RFP filter). The HeLa cells were incubated with solution of the Reso-N 3 (10 M in 1:100 DMSO- PBS v/v, ph = 7.4) at 37 o C for 20 min. After rinsing with PBS the fluorescence images were taken. In this case less significant fluorescence was observed. Another set of HeLa cells were pre-incubated with Reso-N 3 (10 M in 1:100 DMSO-PBS v/v, ph = 7.4) at 37 o C for 20 min followed by washing with PBS and incubation with Na 2 S (100 M in 1:100 DMSO-PBS v/v, 13
ph = 7.4) at 37 o C for 20 min. After washing with PBS the fluorescence images showed strong red fluorescence (Fig. 11). For measuring the intensity of cell fluorescence quantitatively, HeLa cells were first incubated with Reso-N 3 (5 M, at 37 o C for 30 min) the plate was thoroughly washed with PBS and placed under the microscope fitted with an incubator. The images were taken in 5 min time intervals after addition of Na 2 S (100 M). Five different region of interest (ROI) were selected and the intensity was obtained by using image j software. The average intensity of ROIs for each image was plotted in a bar diagram (Fig. 12F). The data presented in Fig. 12, Fig. S13 and Fig. S14 corresponds to 3 different set of experiment. Fig. S15 Fluorescence images of HeLa cell acquired at different time intervals (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 min) after incubating with Na 2 S (A E). Bar diagram was plotted by the average pixel intensity of selected ROI s versus time (F). Fig. S16 Fluorescence images of HeLa cell acquired at different time intervals (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 min) after incubating with Na 2 S (A E). Bar diagram was plotted by the average pixel intensity of selected ROI s versus time (F). 14
VI. NMR Spectra. Fig. S17 1 H NMR of 6 in Methanol-d 4. Fig. S18 13 C NMR of 6 in Methanol-d 4. 15
Fig. S19 1 H NMR of Reso-N 3 in CDCl 3. Fig. S20 13 C NMR of Reso-N 3 in CDCl 3. 16
Fig. S21 1 H NMR of 9 in Methanol-d 4. Fig. S22 13 C NMR of 9 in Methanol-d 4. 17
Fig. S23 1 H NMR of Reso-Br in CDCl 3. Fig. S24 13 C NMR of Reso-Br in CDCl 3. 18
VII. HPLC Purity: Column: Phenomenex (4.6 mm 250 mm) Flow: 1.0 ml/min Method: Gradient 20 % Acetonitrile/water 0 min 100 % Acetonitrile 0 to10 min 100 % Acetonitrile 10 to 15 min 20 % Acetonitrile/water 15 to 20 min 20 % Acetonitrile/water 20 to 25 min Wavelength: 250 nm. Rentention time (t R ): Reso-Br = 11.38 min. Reso- N 3 = 111.32 min Fig. S25 HPLC Purity of Reso-N 3 (A) and Reso-Br (B). 19